The European Parliament’s Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) met with ministers from the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 22 and 29 January respectively.
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Ioannis Katsoyiannis met President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen and informed her about EuChemS activities. In parallel, EuChemS attended the workshop of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform.
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The chemical’s approval was set to expire last year, on 15 December, however, a month before this deadline the European Commission has granted the extension for 10 more years, citing that no critical concerns were identified.
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After Spain’s term of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union ended on 31 December, Belgium took over on 1 January this year. The Presidency’s programme outlines that research and innovation will be used to reinforce the European Union’s strategic autonomy, while the Sustainable Chemicals Strategy, and PFAS are also mentioned.
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), European Environment Agency (EEA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) released the joint statement on 13 November.
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